Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23
Theodore Madison was killed by a buzz

n. Ii. I'M, postmaster at Cedar Springs,
and the first settler in that village, Is dead.
A $4,000 hotel is to he built at Oak Bluff
near Caseville, TO be ready with the open.
ing Of the season of 'SS.
Frank Harris, aged 20. had his left leg
crushed in an accident at McMilian's
camp near Roscommon.
Chas. Townsend of Constantine has Sc
cured $1,000 per annum civil service
clerkship at Washington.
Over 100 suits against Michigan railroads
for fence property burned during dry
weather by engine sparks.
f. Blair of Edwardsburg, Mich, was
found dead in bed at the Brunswick hotel
in Buffalo the other morning.
Miss Ida Jackson OF Belleville Ont. has
been chosen as one OF the teachers of the
deaf and dumb institute at Flint.
Collision on the Duluth a South Shore
at Dollarville wrecked an ore engine and
ii teen ore cars, but injured no person.
George b. Bryant has brought suit for
damages against John Nc, usker at Cen
trail Lake for alleged shooting of three of
his cattle.
A motion 10 divide the Michigan NJ f..
conference into two was overwhelming
defeated at the meeting of the conference
in Bay City.
T. r. Whittelsey, for 10 years truck mas
ter of the Lake Shore road, will succeed
NJ. r. Wattes as superintendent of the
Kalamazoo division.
\ building 200 feet long, with ~ tons of
machinery, giving work to 2OJ people, will
be put up at Kalamazoo Tor making cap
sues by the secret process.
a large piece OF ora weighing nearly a
ION fell at the Great Western mine in
crystal Falls, striking a miner named
Ay emberg, killing him instantly.
After september - it will be unlawful
for any one IN Michigan except police Of
fcers and night watchmen TO carry re
volvers or other concealed weapons.
Vicar General G. j. Roche of the dio
cese OF Grand Rapids, has resigned TO be
come dean of the Bay City deanery and
pastor OF ST Johns parish at Essexville.
David Getcheli, one of the best known
farmers and business men OF Berrien coun-
ty. died at his home in Niles few days
ago. He leaves an estate valued at 1915, OOO
The curfew bell will hereafter ring at
Belding every night except Saturday and
Sunday at : O'Clock, when it is expected
every store and business place will close
The oldest fence in the township of Men
don, st. Joseph county, is on the David
Fuller place. 1t was built more than
thirty-five years ago, but there is no sign
of decay.
Mrs. Army Lawrence, one OF the oldest
pioneers of Kalamazoo county, died in
Climax a few days ago. Her father, Judge
Eldred, was one of the first judges Of
Kalamazoo.
Fred Rogers, an employe at Woodland ;
factory in Owosso, while adjusting belt
was caught and thrown against saw,
striking his head and making an ugly cash
clear through the brain.
Walter otto Hansen, Syear old son of
Hans Z. Hansen, who lives between Gowan
and Freeport, was instantly killed while
falling down well, while engaged with
his nine-year old sister in drawing water
The last spike on the Duluth, Lake
Shore a. Atlantic road was driven at Sault
ste. Marie at noon on the 10th inst, and
the entire city turned out to witness the
point.
Grand Rapids capitalists have filed ar
ticles of association at Lansing for new
line between Grand Rapids and Chicago
with "A capital of Sl,5Oo,0O0, and TO be
known as the Chicago a. Grand Rapids
railroad
A little six year old daughter OF Charles
Belanger of Hancock, fell under the cars
near the Oscoda mine the other day. and
her lett leg was crushed above the knee,
and her right leg horribly mangled. Both
were amputated
Henry Udell, a wealthy and well known
farmer residing about quarter of a mile
southeast of Marshall. fell from derrick
while oiling his windmill the other day
and was killed instantly. his neck being
broken. He was 90 years old and pio-
neer.
A passenger train on the Saginaw Valley
q st. Loui. railroad ran into a group OF
horses IA few miles from East Saginaw
killing nine of them and wounding others.
The horses belonged to Ezra Rust and
there was some valuable animals among
them.
Myrtle Richards, plucky 10y ear old
girl saved her employer, Chas. McGraith
of Paris, $500 by snatching the money
from the hands OF tramp who was in
the act of robbing the house and running
away. The tramp was in the bedroom
and the girl surprised him.
Gen. Edward Clark died in Ann Arbor
on the 18th inst. He was born in Con
necticut and came TO Ann Arbor In -
lie was a general in the Black Hawk war
and for the past 10 years II justice of the
peace. He was also the first register o,
deeds in Washtenaw county
Harry Rockaielow formerly of Cold
water, was burned TO death in Fremont
y eb.. recently. During the burning of O
livery stable in that city he was sufiocated
while trying to same some stock. He wa,
a member of the 10th Michigan Infantry
during the war and was good soldier.
Since Sergt. n. b. Conger was detailed
to form and take charge Of the stat,
weather service he has established IS oh
servation stations and 40 stations for tn,
! display OF weather signals and has ala.